 wheel wobbles- axle nut? |
 Oct 16, 2009 - 6:00 PM
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I just bought a 94 GT and I'm trying to get it put back together and (legally) drivable. Current issue I found while I was getting my tires replaced. The guy was putting my driver's front wheel on and said that the wheel was wobbling after he tightened it. He said the CV axles looked new, so maybe they didn't tighten them up enough. With the lugs tightened up, you can still tilt the wheel back and forth.
Is there more to this than just buying the axle nut socket and tightening it? Do I just pull the pin out and replace it with another when I'm done? Anyone know off the top of their head what size socket I need? -------------------- Celica Timeline:
1994 Black Celica GT Coupe- CURRENT 1977 Silver Celica ST Coupe 1987 Red Celica GT Hatch 1987 Blue Celica GT Coupe |
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Oct 17, 2009 - 1:36 PM
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If the axle nut was loose it would just fry your wheel bearing, which would cause the wheel to wobble a little bit, but you'd notice some other issues.
I'm guessing bad tie rod end, bad ball joint, or bad control arm bushings. A ball joint can wear and loosen up to cause the wheel to wobble like that. -------------------- 1999 Celica GT
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evilkeo wheel wobbles- axle nut? Oct 16, 2009 - 6:00 PM
lagos probably a bad tie rod, or your suspension bolts a... Oct 16, 2009 - 6:56 PM 808celica 29 or 30mm i cant remember. If axle nut is good an... Oct 17, 2009 - 2:13 PM soulshadow Does the wheel wobble by hand or does it wobble wh... Oct 17, 2009 - 2:54 PM trdproven jack up the car and hold the wheel wiggle it left ... Oct 18, 2009 - 8:14 AM Stambo sounds like the wheel bearing just took a poop Oct 18, 2009 - 9:14 AM pittfirefighter money on wheel bearing, jack it up... wiggle it..... Oct 19, 2009 - 7:58 AM evilkeo I just put it on jack stands today and the axle nu... Oct 19, 2009 - 8:00 PM
WannabeGT4 QUOTE (evilkeo @ Oct 19, 2009 - 8:00... Oct 27, 2009 - 1:11 PM evilkeo 2 month bump, lol. yup wannabe, you were right. my... Dec 17, 2009 - 4:42 PM WannabeGT4 B.S. The bearing is pressed in on the front hub/kn... Dec 17, 2009 - 4:58 PM Dragondog agree with wheel berings......they may be bad Dec 17, 2009 - 6:08 PM garin jack the car in the air with jack stands. put your... Dec 17, 2009 - 9:42 PM st3v3o that sounds like the wheel bearings for sure... my... Dec 21, 2009 - 3:09 AM |
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